Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World · 1989 · 64 citations · 18 references
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The U.S. Geological Survey is currently (1989) undertaking a pilot National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The purpose of the pilot program is to test and refine concepts for a possible full-scale National Water-Quality Assessment Program that would provide a consistent description of the current status and trends in water quality across the Nation and insight into the major human and natural factors that control water quality in different regions. Seven pilot project areas are included in the pilot program; four focus on surface water and three focus on
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